"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.